Artificial bait casting or trolling fishing lure



Oct. 30, 1951 s. NICKEL 2,573,592

ARTIFICIAL BAIT CASTING 0R TROLLING FISHING LURFl v Filed Feb. 26, 1949 FIG. 1

INVENTOR. SAGE NIC K EL Patented Oct. 30, 3951 UNITED 'i 12A-TENT OFFICE Aanmerkingen-.meuse onraotmne I msnm; Lillie.

Sage Nickel, AtlanticA Beach, Fla.,V assigner,` by direct andl mesne'as'signments, to yNickel Tackle- Company,V Jacksonville; Fla., a. corporation. off.`

application February 26, 1249, SerialNoo. 78,5485 5. Claims.. .(01. 13s-42.0.9).

the iishing depth inV shing for differentkinds ofsfish indifferent. Waters..

Accordingly, it is anobjectof.theinvention to provide. a simple, inexpensivensh bait. or lure the appearance, buoyancy,. andi action. of.. which in the.

water can be easily changedaswell asa fish. lure. which may be used, with or.vvii',hg;1,utr spinners.

,Further objects and advantages of the inven.

tion WilLbe apparent. fromthe. follqwmg descrip.- tion taken in conjunctionrwith theaccompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a iish bait or lure illustrating one application ofthe invention;

Fig. 2, an exploded longitudinalseotion vView `through the main v'bodyport'or'i of-"a luie;V

Fig. 3, an exploded view of thev head and associated parts;v

Figs. 4, 5, and 6, side elevations of modiiielF types of heads; and f `Fig. '7,' afsideelevation of a conical tube; or liner` of light weight materialroff.A suitablecolor and design to give the`desiredappearane "With continued referenc'ekto!sthedrawings, the device4 of, the present invention comprisesl. nperforate transparent hollow" plastic body.; II) for. usewitn a series of besogne, I Il?, I Ie anche having eyes 26.,V The, headsaremrade in several different shapes in ordertova'ry'the action of the lure, when it is trolledr whileinthe water.

In view of the fact that the lure is hollow and transparent, in order to provide animation therefor, changeable or replaceable conical thin Walled animation tubes I2 of cellophane or other light- Weight material printed in colors and designs may be inserted in the body to form a visible linjerked or retrieved;

ing therefor, the tubes being of a size to extend around within and ll the body and each being provided with a tab I 2a which projects beyond the open end of the body so that the cone may be removed.

In the rear end of the transparent plastic body is anchored an internally threaded sleeve I4. The body and sleeve may be fastened together in any desired manner, as for example by molding the body about the sleeve. At its rear end 2? the sleevel is adapted to receive an. eye screw. I5 to which a hook- (not shown) may be attached andv With-its forward end the sleeveis adapted to receive the threadedy end of a center rod` I8. Thereafter the desiredheadmay be applied and toprevent relative-rotation between the body and the head thebodymay be providedA with dowelpins I1. and. the. headwith correspondingly arrangedsocketsI 84 therefor.A Likewise, agasket I3. mayV be employed. between. the body and the headto seal 01T. the chamberinthebody.fromthe head portion'. of the-body, such. gasket. being een mented t0 theefront endl ofthe. body with the dowel. pins projecting therethrough. Within the end of the head: is av collar lloffa diameter sufficient to slidablyv accommodatethecenter rod I6 and on to the end.l of. the. rod is mounted an in` ternally threadedfsleeve @corresponding t0 the sleeve I4. Intotheother. end` of. the-sleevelfis. threaded an eye screw. 2.I onwhich aspinner 22;

may be mountedfif. desired. Asimilar spinner 23' maybe mountedfontheeye .screw I5 at; the other end of the device. The eye.screw 2`I isintended for. attachment. of the.. lureV to a line withy the end of, the.threadedsleeve` 20:v abutting the endy of the collar I9, While a hook (not shown) may.

be .attached to. the eye. screw I5; Beneath the hollow. plastic bodyportionzismounted an attaching eye 24.- by means of screwsv 25. The eye 24 is adapted-.to receive a hook (not sho-Wn) The construction. described` above permits orienting the head orV closure relative-to the body ofthelure.

.The lure just describedris buoyant, water-tight; andready; for use as aoatinggilure. If desired water maybe admitted'y into. the hollowv body of: the; lure so thatitwill'be less buoyantfand greater.` depth oroperation atfwhich thei-lureis movedy throughY thewatenv can .beg obtained;-

It will also be apparent that instead of relying for color and luster upon the application of several coats of paint which can be easily chipped and scratched during use, that in the lure of the present invention the colors are always protected by the plastic body and closure member corresponding to the head and if scratched can be readily polished so that the lure is of lasting color and luster.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes may be made in the invention Without departing from the spirit and scope thereof and, therefore, the invention is not limited by that which is shown in the drawings and described in the specication but only as indicated n the appended claims.

large end of said body portion, a gasket between .^v, Y i A orientingmmeans between said body and closure l portions, a rod disposed axially of said body and said body and closure portions, orienting 'means 10 between said body and closure portions; a rod; disposed axially of said body and closure portions Y and having its opposite ends threaded, a Vsleeve 1 threaded on each end of said grod, vthe'sleeve on one end of said rod being secured at one. end Vof said body and closure portions, a collar on the opposite end of said rod between said sleeve and the other extremity of said body'and closure 'portions, said hollow body and closure portions being imperforate whereby the buoyancy of the lure 20 may be varied by the use of varying amounts `of water therein, the outer end of each of said sleeves receiving an eyescrew and a detachable eye member on the exterior of said body portionl intermediate its extremities.

2. A Viishing lure comprising a hollowbody portion of transparent material tapering between its large open end and its opposite end, a conical animation tube substantially corresponding in size to the interior, of said hollow body portion but having a projection on its end by means of which it may be removed, a hollow closure for the largeV end of said body portion, a gasket between said body and closure portions, orienting `means between said body and closure portions, a rod disposed axially of said body and closure' portions and having its opposite ends threaded, a sleeve threaded on each end of said rod, the sleeve on one end of said rod being secured at one end of said body and closure portions, a collar Von the opposite end of said rod between said sleeve and the other extremity of said body and closure portions, the outer end of each'of said sleeves'receiving an'eye screw, and an eye member.` on Athe exterior of said body portion intermediate its extremities. A

3. A fishing lure comprising a hollow bodypor'- tion of transparent material tapering between its large open end and its opposite end, a hollow closure for the large end of said body portion, a gasket between said body and closure portions, orienting means between` said body and closure portions, a rod disposed axially of said `body and closure portions and having its opposite ends threaded, a sleeve threaded on each end of said rod, the sleeve on one end of said rod being secured at one end of said body and closure portions, a collar on the oppositel end of said rod between said sleeve and the other Vextremity of said body and closure portions, the outer end of each of said sleeves receiving an eye screw, and a detachable eye member on the exterior of' said body portion intermediate its extremities.

4. A shing lure comprising a hollow body portion of transparent material tapering between its large open end and its opposite end, a hollow closure for the large end of said body portion, a gasket between said body and closure portions,

closure portions and having its opposite ends I threaded, ,a sleeve threaded on each end of said rod, the sleeveon one end of said rod being sel said body and closure portions, said hollow body and closure portions being imperforate whereby the buoyancy of the lure may be varied by the use of varying amounts of watertherein, the outer end of eachof said'sleeves receiving an eye screw, and a detachable eye member on the exterior of said body portion intermediate its extremities.

5. A iishing lure comprisingV a hollow body .of

transparent material having a large open end and a smaller opposite end, a replaceable conical animation tubesubstantially lining theinterior of said transparent hollow body portion, a closure.: for the large open end of said body portion, an;

axially disposed rod having its opposite ends threaded, a sleeve threadedly engaging each end of said rod, the sleeve on one end of said rod being 1 anchored relative to said body, a collar slidably` receiving saidrod and being disposedV betweeny said body and the sleeve on the other end of the' rod, said hollow body being liquid tight so that by the use of varying amounts of water therein buoyancy of the lure may be varied.

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